Cincinnati Zoo Killed Gorilla To Save Child

http://www.wsj.com/articles/cincinnati-zoo-says-killing-gorilla-to-save-boy-was-right-decision-1464649331

No take. Twitter's full of 'em. Just noting the sad outcome.

You Know Nothing, Munro. (Polanyi Edition)

Reminded at least once a day that -- for as much as I think I've read, as well-rounded (if not particularly scholarly) as I try to be across disciplines -- I still have huge holes in my reading. Humbling. But there it is. Add to the reading list and soldier on ...

Good read on the contemporary relevance of Polanyi: https://t.co/4x6HmHJAf3

— Jonathan Cohn (@JonathanCohn) May 24, 2016

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GOP Think They're Klingon, But Are Ferengi

Klingons are how Republicans think we see them. Ferengis are what they are actually like.

— Mr. Damien Walter (@damiengwalter) May 17, 2016

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@scalzi Wants In For Kevin Smith's Buckaroo Banzai Show. Don't We All?

Dear @thatkevinsmith: HIRE ME FOR THIS.

Kevin Smith Is Making an Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai TV Show https://t.co/hw4VXL5RFc

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 16, 2016

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Coming Fall 2016, Timeless

First thing I noticed in the comments were a barrage of, "this rips off El Ministerio Del Tiempo," accusations. My initial reaction is, what time travel to fix/save history show isn't a rip-off of previous time travel to fix/save history shows? But, it looks like there was a pitch to adapt that NBC turned down before green-lighting this one, and the plot around the lead history saver's role and the composition of her team may be the elements ganked.

Didn't find EMDT on streaming sites, but it's available through rtve.es (without English subtitles), but with a transcript to facilitate translation.